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• Weekend Poll: What should be Christy Clark's next move?

  29-07-2017 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  On Friday, former premier Christy Clark announced she would be resigning as MLA and leader of the B.C. Liberals.
  The move came as a surprise for many in contrast to what’s typically been seen as Clark’s unwillingness to back down.
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  Christy Clark resigns as MLA and leader of B.C. Liberal party, Rich Coleman to serve as interim“Serving as premier and serving the people of British Columbia for the past six and a half years has been an incredible honour and privilege,”
  
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• Fireworks night: TransLink adds extra service for Celebration of Light

  29-07-2017 21:20 via vancouversun.com
  It’s a fireworks night.
  The Honda Celebration of Light returns to Vancouver’s West End this Saturday, bringing hundreds of thousands to the shoreline surrounding English Bay.
  The annual fireworks competition will be held over its usual three nights, with fireworks extravaganzas on July 29, August 2 and August 5, brought to you by teams from Japan, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The team to beat appears to be Japan’s Akariya Fireworks, who won the event in 2014.
  Of course, who
  
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• Visitors need to exercise caution and use good judgement when they are swimming in the rugged areas of #Lynncanyon… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 21:09 via twitter.com
  Visitors need to exercise caution and use good judgement when they are swimming in the rugged areas of #Lynncanyon… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• There are extremely strong currents & nasty underwater rock hazards.Getting pinned underwater by the current and dr… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  There are extremely strong currents & nasty underwater rock hazards.Getting pinned underwater by the current and dr… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Kid City: play, explore, discover & find. #KidCityMap: perfect for little hands. Perfect for summer.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 21:01 via twitter.com
  Kid City: play, explore, discover & find. #KidCityMap: perfect for little hands. Perfect for summer.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Surrey RCMP asks for public's help locating missing man

  29-07-2017 20:43 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey police need the public’s help in locating a man reported missing after he failed to arrive at work Friday.
  Somera Ram Prajabat, 29, was last seen around 3 p.m. near 96 Avenue and King George Boulevard, according to a media release from the RCMP.
  Prajabat had left his home in Newton for work near 176 Street and 66A Avenue, but never arrived. His family became concerned when he didn’t arrive home at his usual time that evening, police said.
  He is described as 5-foot-3 and about
  
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• Makeover: A fresh look for summer

  29-07-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Florence Harrison is a 60-year-old home organizer and wanted a freshened up look for summer.
  Florence has fine hair which is wavy in texture. It’s naturally silver in colour but felt it was looking dull and wanted to brighten it up. I wanted to keep her colour natural looking and thought it could use a little pop as well. I started by applying foil highlights, in a starburst placement, throughout her hair. I used a high-lifting decolourizer to lighten her hair to a platinum blond. I then a
  
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• Good news if you dig Beatles tunes! @thedtrippers take the stage 7-10pm tonight at #SummerSessions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  Good news if you dig Beatles tunes! @thedtrippers take the stage 7-10pm tonight at #SummerSessions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Vancouver Island man charged with trying to drown police dog

  29-07-2017 18:23 via vancouversun.com
  A Courtenay man has been charged with trying to drown a police dog during a flight from Chilliwack Mounties earlier this month.
  On July 1, Chilliwack RCMP responded to a report of a stolen pickup parked at the Vedder River. One of the occupants, a 26-year-old woman, was taken into custody; but the other, a man wanted in connection with a violent crime spree, took off running. 
  Police found loaded firearms and ammunition inside the truck.
  Grinder, a German shepherd with the Lower Mainla
  
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• How immigration battles impact Metro Vancouver's high-tech sector

  29-07-2017 18:04 via vancouversun.com
  Raza Mirza knows he could earn at least US$40,000 more a year south of the border.
  The high-tech engineer, who was recruited to Vancouver from Pakistan in 2008, has watched many of his foreign-born colleagues grab their first high-tech jobs in Metro Vancouver.
  But then, as soon as they can navigate the more difficult migration process into the U.S., many have moved to cities like San Francisco, Dallas and Seattle.
  For a variety of reasons, Mirza is one of the foreign-born workers who intend to p
  
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• Boy, 16, from Pennsylvania drowns near Twin Falls in Lynn Canyon

  29-07-2017 17:30 via vancouversun.com
  Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy visiting from Pennsylvania after he was found floating face-down at Twin Falls Friday afternoon.
  Rescuers from the North Vancouver District Fire Services department reportedly performed CPR, and the boy was rushed to Lions Gate Hospital, where he died. 
  He was reportedly caught by the current and dragged underwater for several minutes.
  The area is popular for swimming, but its swift waters have claimed numerous lives over the years. &n
  
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• Join Mayor @DarrellMussatto #CaribbeanDaysFestival Multicultural Parade 10am + @ #WaterfrontPark 12:15pm.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 17:01 via twitter.com
  Join Mayor @DarrellMussatto #CaribbeanDaysFestival Multicultural Parade 10am + @ #WaterfrontPark 12:15pm.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Etoile adds to Brentwood Town Centre’s urban appeal

  29-07-2017 15:29 via vancouversun.com
  The densification that has been happening in the Lower Mainland in recent years has started to produce some attractive and mature urban communities, often centred around mass transit hubs. Brentwood Town Centre in Burnaby is one example, and it’s here that Millennium Development Group has plans for two high-rise residential towers to be collectively known as Etoile.
  “The homes we’re offering here are very special in that they are all corner units,” said Peter Marek, direc
  
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• Opportunity to be part of a resort community at The Cottages on Salt Spring Island

  29-07-2017 14:33 via vancouversun.com
  Salt Spring Island in the Gulf Islands has long been a playground for Metro Vancouver’s affluent, with million-dollar vacation homes being passed down through three or four generations, putting Island life out of reach for many average income earners.
  But a resurrected development located on 34 acres on Bullock Lake provides a means for more Lower Mainlanders to purchase a stake on the idyllic Gulf Island. The Cottages on Salt Spring Island were built in the early 2000s as a plan to offer
  
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• 16-Year-Old Boy Dies Swimming in Lynn Canyon bit.ly/2w8MBdu #NorthVancouver

  29-07-2017 08:46 via twitter.com
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• 16-year-old dies after accident at North Vancouver's Lynn Canyon Park - CBC.ca

  29-07-2017 08:44 via cbc.ca
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  16-year-old dies after accident at North Vancouver's Lynn Canyon Park
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  RCMP are investigating after a 16-year-old from Pennsylvania died after an apparent drowning at North Vancouver's Lynn Canyon Park Friday afternoon. Const. Brett Cunningham with North Vancouver RCMP says the teen was swimming with friends around ...and more »
  
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• 16-year-old dies after accident at North Vancouver's Lynn Canyon ... - CBC.ca

  29-07-2017 08:44 via cbc.ca
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  16-year-old dies after accident at North Vancouver's Lynn Canyon ...
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  North Vancouver RCMP say the teen was swimming with friends in Lynn Canyon waters when the current pulled him under.and more »
  
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• Unbeaten Eskimos start strong, finish stronger to tame Lions 37-26

  29-07-2017 07:29 via vancouversun.com
  By Shane Jones
  EDMONTON —  Mike Reilly ran in a pair of touchdowns and passed for two more as the Edmonton Eskimos took sole possession of first place in the Canadian Football League with a 37-26 victory over the B.C. Lions on Friday.
  The Eskimos remained the only undefeated team in the league, improving their record to 5-0. The Lions dropped to 4-2, with both of their losses coming against the Eskimos.
  Edmonton didn’t waste any time getting on the scoreboard, as a 65-yard passi
  
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• Former Hydro boss withdraws reward offer for missing Aussie hiker Sophie Dowsley

  29-07-2017 07:14 via vancouversun.com
  Former B.C. Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald has withdrawn her offer of a $10,000 reward for the safe return of missing Australian hiker Sophie Dowsley, citing safety concerns.
  Dowsley, a B.C. Hydro worker, and her Canadian partner Greg Tiffin, a B.C. Hydro contractor, went missing near Harrison Hot Springs on July 8.
  Tiffin’s body was discovered July 18 near a waterfall at Statlu Lake, one week after the pair were reported missing. The RCMP underwater recovery team failed to find Dowsley and po
  
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• Opinion: It's time for a rethink on taxing housing wealth

  29-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver’s latest round of housing-policy announcements, geared at opening up single, detached zones to a small amount of infill density, quadrupling housing targets for purpose-built rental homes at piloting a new affordable rental model is welcome news.
  The new policies, combined with Canada’s first Empty Homes Tax, proposed short-term rental regulations and other recent action demonstrate a municipal urgency and willingness to experiment that other communities would b
  
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• Opinion: Horgan must follow Barrett’s example on Massey Bridge

  29-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  When Dave Barrett led the NDP to victory and became premier in September 1972, Vancouver was in the midst of a freeway revolt. East Vancouver and Chinatown residents had united against the planned downtown freeway and third crossing to the North Shore. Today, NDP Premier John Horgan faces a similar controversy over the proposal to replace the Massey Tunnel with a 10-lane bridge.
  Barrett could have gone for half-measures and tried to sell a more modest freeway into the downtown, combined with mod
  
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• Natural gas demand growing worldwide

  29-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  As governments grapple with how to balance their books and Canadians wonder where the next wave of middle-class jobs might percolate from, consider a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). In it, massive worldwide demand for natural gas is profiled. The report, Gas 2017, contains useful nuggets for energy-rich Canada.
  The release is particularly timely, given the sudden cancellation of Petronas’ planned $36-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in British C
  
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• Letters: ICBC is unnecessary

  29-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  Re: Huge ICBC rate hikes loom without reforms: Report, July 22.
  A leaked 203-page Ernst & Young report claims to require drastic measures and a 30-per-cent rate hike in order to keep ICBC operating.
  They could have saved 202 pages. On one page, the report could have stated that the solution to B.C.’s auto-insurance problem would be to turn auto insurance over to private insurance companies.
  A number of necessities of life are supplied by private industry with no shortages or
  
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• Editorial: Gov't can change perception that it's anti-development

  29-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  It would be unfair to say Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company Petronas pulled the plug on its proposed $36-billion LNG plant this week because B.C. elected an NDP government. But it would be naive to claim it wasn’t a factor in the decision.
  The reason was clearly not natural-gas prices, which were recently quoted at US$3.09 per million BTU, up from $2.79 a year ago. The price for natural gas was coming off a decade-low in 2012 when Petronas spent US$5 billion to buy Calgary-b
  
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• Editorial: B.C. sends bad vibes to business

  29-07-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  It would be unfair to say Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company Petronas pulled the plug on its proposed $36 billion LNG plant this week because B.C. elected an NDP government. But it would be naive to claim it wasn’t a factor in the decision.
  The reason was clearly not natural gas prices, which are well within their historic range.
  Rather, Petronas faced interminable delays as both federal and provincial governments dawdled over tax and regulatory regimes and drawn-out environm
  
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• Parallels between Federer and Spieth are notable

  29-07-2017 06:05 via vancouversun.com
  BULLS OF THE WEEK
  One week after Roger Federer captured his record eighth Wimbledon title and 19th Grand Slam major just three weeks shy of his 36th birthday, golf’s Jordan Spieth showed tremendous mental composure in recording his first British Open and third major in three years, all before his 24th birthday Thursday.Despite the 12 years between them, the parallels between Federer and Spieth are notable, especially in the way they deal with the business side of their respe
  
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• Boy, 12, found floating face down at Twin Falls in Lynn Canyon

  29-07-2017 05:05 via vancouversun.com
  A 12-year-old boy was found floating face-down at Twin Falls Friday afternoon, his condition as yet unknown.
  Rescuers from the North Vancouver District Fire Services department reportedly performed CPR.
  There is a fence with a sign on it that reads: “WARNING — EXTREME DANGER — Do not go beyond this fence, area is extremely hazardous and has claimed several lives.”
  Three weeks ago, Postmedia News published a story about how social media mixed with the warm weather have com
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: Short of any more miracles, Clark throws in the towel

  29-07-2017 04:48 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — After the double debacle of the last few months, Christy Clark faced an uphill fight to be taken seriously as a candidate to return to the office of premier of B.C.
  She blew the B.C. Liberal majority in the May election. Then she fell short in a clumsy scheme to persuade Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon to order a second election.
  Not many premiers, once driven from office, are given a second shot at the top job, here or anywhere else. Clark was not likely to break the pattern, pull
  
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• Daphne Bramham: Clark's exit will tempt NDP to call an election

  29-07-2017 04:47 via vancouversun.com
  In a last-ditch effort to cling to power, Christy Clark disavowed both the B.C. Liberal party’s election platform and her own government’s nearly seven years in power in a final Throne Speech.
  It made her future as leader precarious, if not impossible.
  Her “clone speech” that appropriated the New Democrats’ playbook put her on a collision course with conservatives, who have largely dominated the inappropriately named and often uncomfortable Liberal coalition.
  It was
  
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• Clark's exit opens opportunities and temptation for NDP to call election

  29-07-2017 03:15 via vancouversun.com
  In a last-ditch effort to cling to power, Christy Clark disavowed both the B.C. Liberal party’s election platform and her own government’s nearly seven years in power in a final Throne Speech.
  It made her future as leader precarious, if not impossible.
  Her “clone speech” that appropriated the New Democrats’ playbook put her on a collision course with conservatives, who have largely dominated the inappropriately named and often uncomfortable Liberal coalition.
  It was
  
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• Short of any more miracles, Clark throws in the towel

  29-07-2017 03:09 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — After the double debacle of the last few months, Christy Clark faced an uphill fight to be taken seriously as a candidate to return to the office of premier of B.C.
  She blew the B.C. Liberal majority in the May election. Then she fell short in a clumsy scheme to persuade Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon to order a second election.
  Not many premiers, once driven from office, are given a second shot at the top job, here or anywhere else. Clark was not likely to break the pattern, pull
  
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• 'From inside, strong:' Family, friends attend funeral of Marrisa Shen

  29-07-2017 03:04 via vancouversun.com
  Marrisa Shen was cremated Friday at Mountain View Cemetery following a viewing and funeral service attended by over a hundred friends and family. 
  The 13-year-old girl’s body was discovered in Central Park, a short walk from her home in Burnaby, at 1:10 a.m. on July 19. It wasn’t uncommon for her to be out until 9:30, her brother Peter said, but at 11 p.m., when she had yet to return home and wasn’t answering her phone, her mother, who asked not to be identified, called hi
  
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• Christy Clark resigns as MLA and leader of B.C. Liberal party, Rich Coleman to serve as interim

  29-07-2017 02:42 via vancouversun.com
  Christy Clark’s surprise resignation Friday as leader of the B.C. Liberal party and MLA will give Premier John Horgan’s government some breathing room in the legislature and time to govern as the Liberals find a permanent leader.
  Clark, mid-morning Friday, issued a statement that she had told her caucus during a meeting in Penticton that she would step down as party leader, effective Aug. 4. She also plans to resign her Westside Kelowna seat in the legislature.
  “Serving as prem
  
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• The Home Front: DIY fencing solutions

  29-07-2017 02:38 via vancouversun.com
  Just when you think you’ve seen it all in home design, companies like Wayfair.ca come out with fencing products that don’t require the use of contractors, or putting your household handyman to work for the weekend, digging holes and setting posts. Now, they say, it’s as simple as ordering your fence online, having it delivered for free, and assembling it yourself, without a shovel.
  “We’re noticing that no dig fences are really popular,” says Wayfair.ca’s
  
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• Police dog Grinder escapes drowning while tracking suspect

  29-07-2017 02:26 via vancouversun.com
  A Courtenay man has been charged with trying to drown a police dog during a flight from Chilliwack Mounties earlier this month.
  On July 1, Chilliwack RCMP responded to a report of a stolen pickup truck parked at the Vedder River.
  One of the occupants, a 26-year-old woman, was taken into custody; but the other, a man wanted in connection with a violent crime spree, took off running. 
  Police found loaded firearms and ammunition inside the truck.
  Grinder, a German shepherd with the Lower
  
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• South Surrey shooting hits intended victim, nearby buildings and a car

  29-07-2017 02:23 via vancouversun.com
  Police are again condemning the disregard for public safety held by those involved in brazen criminal activity, following a daytime shooting in South Surrey.
  Surrey RCMP were called to the Southpoint Exchange Mall in the 15200-block 32nd Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Thursday after several reports of gunfire.
  Upon arrival, police found “apparent” signs of a shooting, while multiple witnesses described seeing a man flee the scene on foot. Investigators were able to locate the man a short di
  
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• Clark's resignation opens door to big field of leadership hopefuls

  29-07-2017 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  B.C. Liberal MLAs and political observers alike expressed surprise Friday at the news of former premier Christy Clark’s resignation, a move that opens the door to a wide field of competition for the party’s leadership.
  The B.C. Liberal constitution requires party president Sharon White to call a meeting of the party executive within the next 28 days to set a date and plan for a leadership vote. Details of the leadership race will be determined by the party executive and shared w
  
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• We're proud to celebrate pride! We're lighting up #CityHall with rainbows nightly to Aug 6. cnv.org/Pride… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  We're proud to celebrate pride! We're lighting up #CityHall with rainbows nightly to Aug 6. cnv.org/Pride… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Fans taking a Shine to The Washboard Union's personal touch

  29-07-2017 01:30 via vancouversun.com
  Rockin’ River Country Music Fest
  Aug. 3-6 | Merritt, B.C.
  Tickets, info: $59-$299; rockinriverfest.com
  If you’re still stuck on the idea that country music is all about sad cowboys, lost dogs, trucks and broken hearts, it may be time to take another listen.
  Why? Well, these days, the genre is a lot more palatable than many may have found it before.
  “There was definitely a time when even I wasn’t as interested in country music,” Aaron Grain of The Washboard
  
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• Dealing with backlog of school repairs is priority one for new education minister

  29-07-2017 00:58 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The NDP government plans to accelerate the planning, approval and construction of new schools to make up for years of “neglect” by the former Liberal administration, Education Minister Rob Fleming said in an interview.
  A week into his new job, Fleming said it’s clear that one of his toughest tasks will be dealing with a backlog of school repairs as well as the shortage of schools in booming regions of the province.
  “In some ways, our biggest challenge is
  
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• Zones 1 & 2: Still have old cans for pick-up? Pls let us know by Aug 2nd. Last day for pick up is Aug 4th… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 00:54 via twitter.com
  Zones 1 & 2: Still have old cans for pick-up? Pls let us know by Aug 2nd. Last day for pick up is Aug 4th… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• The King of Strathcona Ramon 'Benny' Benedetti retires

  29-07-2017 00:30 via vancouversun.com
  In 1919 Alfonso Benedetti started an ice cream parlour at Union and Princess in Vancouver. 
  Ninety-eight years later, his family still has a grocery store in the same location at 598 Union St.
  Benny’s is a Strathcona institution, a favourite spot for generations of people who love the store’s sandwiches, cheese and family vibe.
  The store isn’t the only institution. So is the proprietor, Ramon, who everybody knows as Benny.
  Benny recently turned 89, and his son Ramon Jr. no
  
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• Public warned to adhere to fire bans in B.C. as hot, dry conditions fuel crisis

  29-07-2017 00:30 via vancouversun.com
  KAMLOOPS — Officials are aghast that some people are still ignoring campfire restrictions in British Columbia as wildfires fuelled by hot, dry and gusty conditions continue to plague the province.
  RCMP Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau said Friday that three men who appeared “totally oblivious to the wildfire danger” were slapped with a $1,150 fine Thursday evening after being caught drinking around a campfire by Kalamalka Lake near Vernon.
  “Winds were gusty and small embers
  
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• Metro Vancouver Canada's third-most un-equal city for income

  29-07-2017 00:28 via vancouversun.com
  Income inequality in Metro Vancouver has increased by more than twice the national average since 1982, according to a new report that shows inequality concentrated in Canada’s biggest cities.
  “The reality is, downtown Vancouverites are probably feeling the effects of inequality far more than the people we tend to think of,” said Francis Fong, chief economist for the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and the report’s author.
  “We wanted to promote a better
  
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• It’s Friday – kick start your weekend @ the #ShipyardsNightMarket 5-10pm. Live music, food trucks, artisans + drink… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  29-07-2017 00:20 via twitter.com
  It’s Friday – kick start your weekend @ the #ShipyardsNightMarket 5-10pm. Live music, food trucks, artisans + drink… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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